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The Relation between Health and Intelligence in School Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Norman J. England
Norman J. England
Affiliation:
Late Assistant Medical Officer, Holland (Lincolnshire) County Council
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The object of the inquiry reported upon in this paper was to determine whether there was any measurable association between the development of intelligence and the incidence of disease in school children.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , February 1936 , pp. 74 - 94
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1936

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